The Life and Death of StarsEnglish | Size: 9.78 GBCategory: Video Tutorials

No other large-scaleobject in the universe is as fundamental as a star. Stars are a central topic of astronomy, and because the study of stars encompasses key concepts in nuclear physics, electromagnetism, chemistry, and other disciplines, it is an ideal introduction to how we understand the universe at all scales. The Life and Death of Stars introduces you to this spectacular story in 24 beautifully illustrated lectures that lead you through the essential ideas of astrophysics—the science of stars. Your guide is Professor Keivan G. Stassun of Vanderbilt University, who provides lively, eloquent, and authoritative explanations at a level suitable for science novices as well as for those who already know their way around the starry sky.

Course Lecture Titles24 Lectures30 minutes/lecture

1. Why the Stellar Life Cycle Matters2. The Stars’ Information Messenger3. Measuring the Stars with Light4. Stellar Nurseries5. Gravitational Collapse and Protostars6. The Dynamics of Star Formation7. Solar Systems in the Making8. Telescopes—Our Eyes on the Stars9. Mass—The DNA of Stars10. Eclipses of Stars—Truth in the Shadows11. Stellar Families12. A Portrait of Our Star, the Sun13. E = mc2—Energy for a Star’s Life14. Stars in Middle Age15. Stellar Death16. Stellar Corpses—Diamonds in the Sky17. Dying Breaths—Cepheids and Supernovae19. Stillborn Stars20. The Dark Mystery of the First Stars21. Stars as Magnets22. Solar Storms—The Perils of Life with a Star23. The Stellar Recipe of Life24. A Tale of Two Stars